School Governor

Furzeham Primary School, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 8BL

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  22 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: Casual, volunteer role
• Contract type: Casual
• Hourly rate: casual volunteer role

What skills and experience we're looking for

🌟Join Us as a School Governor: Transform Lives and Shape Futures!🌟

Are you ready for a fulfilling role that combines challenge, impact, and community engagement? As a school governor, you’ll play a pivotal part in shaping the educational landscape in your local community.

As a governor you will :

Make a Real Difference: Your insights and experiences matter. Use your unique perspective to inform crucial conversations about education and student well-being.

Board-Level Skills Development: Step into a board-level environment where you’ll hone your leadership, decision-making, and strategic thinking skills. It’s a chance to grow both personally and professionally.

Community Contribution: Give back to your local community by actively participating in the school’s development. Your commitment will directly impact pupils, staff, and families.

Support and Challenge: Be the voice that drives positive change. Support the school’s growth while constructively challenging it to improve. Your input matters!

Diverse Perspectives: We value diversity. Bring your unique experiences and insights to decision-making, ensuring a well-rounded approach that benefits everyone.

Governing Boards are skills based and cover a wide variety of areas. Whilst it is advantageous, experience in education is not a necessity, as you will have the opportunity to learn and develop your knowledge base. The most important attributes we are looking for is a Governor who is dedicated and has the time to fulfil the role, is open to learning new things and, most importantly, believes in our vision to transform the life chances of the young people who attend our schools.

Other Reasons to Consider Being a Governor:

• Rewarding Experience: Few roles offer such a sense of fulfilment. Witness the impact of your contributions firsthand.
• Professional Growth: Develop skills beyond the classroom. Network with like-minded professionals and broaden your horizons.
• Community Integration: Become an integral part of the wider community, fostering connections that go beyond the school gates.

As a Governor, you can work with school leaders to make positive change for the students in your school and ensure they are receiving the best of what the Trust and Schools have to offer.

What the school offers its staff

At Furzeham Primary and Nursery School we provide an inclusive secure, nurturing, high quality learning environment which inspires our children to develop life- long learning skills and enables them to achieve the best future outcomes.

Our expectations are high; offering excellent quality first teaching and an enriched broad curriculum which engages and excites children to drive their own learning with increasing independence.

“Inspired to learn, inspired for life”

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions regarding this process please email recruitment@tsatrust.org.uk

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Furzeham Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 248 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Furzeham Primary School website
• Email address: tracy.pocock@tsatrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/furzeham-primary-school-brixham

At Furzeham Primary and Nursery School we provide an inclusive secure, nurturing, high quality learning environment which inspires our children to develop life- long learning skills and enables them to achieve the best future outcomes. Our expectations are high; offering excellent quality first teaching and an enriched broad curriculum which engages and excites children to drive their own learning with increasing independence. Furzeham Primary is a happy, inclusive and successful school. We have wonderful, caring children, dedicated staff and strong partnerships with our parents and the broader community. We believe in developing pupils with the skills to be great learners through a broad, balanced and creative curriculum.

Arranging a visit to Furzeham Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email tracy.pocock@tsatrust.org.uk.

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